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By Staff Writers, INSURANCE JOURNAL January 6, 2020 https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2020/01/06/553686.htm Salaries at California’s State Compensation Fund are being called into question by some…
Jan 6, 2020By Patrick McGreevy, LOS ANGELES TIMES January 4, 2020 https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-01-04/state-compensation-insurance-fund-salaries-hiring-practices SACRAMENTO — A California public agency that offers workers’ compensation insurance coverage to…
Jan 4, 2020By Samuel Metz, THE DESERT SUN January 1, 2020 https://www.desertsun.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/01/01/california-voters-decide-abundance-propositions-2020/4381081002/ In addition to voting for president in 2020, Californians may weigh in…
Jan 1, 2020By Major Garrett & Carter Evans, CBS EVENING NEWS December 31, 2019 MAJOR GARRETT: 2020 will bring with it a new law…
Dec 31, 2019By Soumya Karlamangla, LOS ANGELES TIMES December 27, 2019 https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-12-27/self-blinded-man-psych-hospitals-lawsuits Roman Arustamyan can’t see the holiday decorations surrounding him, or his wife…
Dec 27, 2019By Greg Iacurci, CNBC TV December 24, 2019 https://www.cnbc.com/2019/12/24/california-tries-to-curb-discrimination-in-auto-insurance-pricing.html California officials proposed a rule on Tuesday that would cut discriminatory pricing practices…
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By Don Thompson, ASSOCIATED PRESS December 24, 2019 California may limit using jobs, school for auto insurance rates SACRAMENTO — California is…
Dec 24, 2019Investigation found some programs discriminated against low-income people By Leslie Scism, THE WALL STREET JOURNAL December 23, 2019 https://www.wsj.com/articles/california-to-toughen-rules-on-group-discounts-for-car-insurance-11577127630 California regulators are…
Dec 23, 2019Column by George Skelton, LOS ANGELES TIMES December 23, 2019 https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-12-23/skelton-medical-malpractice-award-ballot-measure SACRAMENTO — California is arguably the nation’s most politically “progressive” state. That’s…
Dec 23, 2019By Malcolm Maclachlan, LOS ANGELES DAILY JOURNAL DECEMBER 17,2019 SACRAMENTO – Often fighting back tears, proponents of an initiative to raise California’s…
Dec 17, 2019By Staff Reporters, KNX 1070 AM Los Angeles, CA December 17, 2019 Click here to listen to the audio of this radio…
Dec 17, 2019By Staff Reporters, KQED 88.5 FM San Francisco, CA December 17, 2019 Click here to listen to the audio of this radio…
Dec 17, 2019By Staff Reporters, KFBK 1530 AM Sacramento, CA December 17, 2019 Click here to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast…
Dec 17, 2019By Angela Hart, POLITICO PRO December 16, 2019 SACRAMENTO — Former U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer on Monday threw her support behind a…
Dec 16, 2019By Andrew Wheeler, SACRAMENTO BEE – CAPITOL ALERT December 16, 2019 https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article238351588.html A surgery gone wrong ended boxer “Sugar” Shane Mosley’s career.…
Dec 16, 2019By Cheryl Miller, THE RECORDER December 16, 2019 https://www.law.com/therecorder/2019/12/16/new-ballot-campaign-against-medical-malpractice-caps-kicks-off/ Supporters of a proposed ballot initiative to lift, and in some cases eliminate,…
Dec 16, 2019By Don Thompson, ASSOCIATED PRESS December 10, 2019 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cvs-fine-cvs-fined-3-6-million-in-california-for-failing-to-recycle/ CVS, the nation’s largest pharmacy health care provider, is facing a record $3.6…
Dec 10, 2019By Sharon McNary, LAist / KPCC December 9, 2019 https://laist.com/2019/12/09/recycling_fail_cvs_faces_36_million_penalty.php California’s recycling officials are making an example of drugstore giant CVS, accusing…
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